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Historical Event on 1/1/1988

On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/199611th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
9/25/1927Jagmohan Amirchand was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan).
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
8/1/1992Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation.
2/2/2000The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.
2/3/2000Dr. Bimal Jalan, RBI Governor, unveils a seven-point agenda for banking sector reforms.
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.